Truck hauling ammunition wrecks on Hwy 52

Friday, December 19, 2008 9:33 AM |

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are still cleaning up after a tractor-trailer hauling small arms ammunitions wrecked on a North Carolina highway.

Officials said southbound U.S. 52 on the north side of Winston-Salem was closed after the wreck and long delays were expected for Friday morning commuters.

Police said the truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of ammunition when it wrecked Thursday night. The truck crashed through a guard rail and plunged down an embankment, spilling diesel fuel.

The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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